After further research here, it appears Manchild (near Seattle) has heated seats that were a dealer add-on through an aftermarket seat upholsterer. He seems to not have had any issues, but he hasn't posted since March.
My upholsterer seems to think it'd be fine, but I should research it more to put myself at ease.
Here's one of Manchild's posts:
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Originally Posted by manchild
Hello Everyone, I just got myself a Magnetic Pearl Hybrid with custom leather seats and heated seats
I like it very much and I'm getting a little over 40 mpg at the moment. I'm not sure if this normal as I see some people actually getting closer to 47 mpg according to the posts. I am getting bit over 40 mpg while I am actually trying to get good mileage (ie, in downhills, I try to coast as much as possible).
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